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Zenon Konopka (born January 2, 1981) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays with Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok of in Poland. Konopka has previously played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Columbus Blue Jackets, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Minnesota Wild, and Buffalo Sabres during his NHL career. ==Playing career== Konopka played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's of the OHL from 1998 to 2002, and was a member of the 1999 Memorial Cup champions. He was not drafted by a NHL team and caught on with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. After three minor league seasons with various teams in the ECHL and AHL, he made his NHL debut in 2005–2006, playing 23 games for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. After the Ducks were eliminated, he returned to Portland in the AHL, where he led all playoff scorers in power play goals and assists. In 2006–07, he returned to the minors, playing for Portland in the AHL. On January 26, 2007, he was traded by the Anaheim Ducks along with Curtis Glencross and a draft pick to the Blue Jackets in exchange for forwards Mark Hartigan, Joe Motzko and a draft pick. He played for Columbus's farm team in the AHL, the Syracuse Crunch, with occasional call-ups to the Blue Jackets. On July 10, 2008, Konopka signed a two year-contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent. In 2009, after a strong training camp, Konopka made the Lightning's roster out of training camp. On July 2, 2010, he signed with the New York Islanders as an unrestricted free agent. Konopka was the most penalized player in 2009-10 and 2010-11 NHL seasons. On July 5, 2011, Konopka signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators. During the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, Konopka directed verbal abuse towards a New York Rangers player during a live television interview. Konopka was fined $2,500 by the NHL.〔Strang, Katie. ("Sens fined $10K for 'verbal abuse'" ). espn.go.com. April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.〕 On July 1, 2012, Konopka signed a two-year, $1.85-million contract with the Minnesota Wild. He reportedly had three offers on the table before accepting the deal with Minnesota.〔Konopka's Wild ride http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Minnesota/2012/07/06/19960671.html〕 On January 3, 2014, Konopka was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Sabres, with whom he remained until the end of the season. On May 15, 2014 Konopka was suspended for 20 games following violation of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program after taking dehydroepiandrosterone on a doctor's suggestion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Buffalo Sabres' Zenon Konopka suspended 20 games )〕 His contract with the Sabres expired July 1, during the suspension. On January 30th, 2015, Konopka signed with Ciarko PBS Bank KH Sanok of the PHL in Poland. As of June 2015, he was on tour with other professional journeymen hockey players in Australia. He plans on returning to North America after the tour ends in the hopes of returning to the NHL or, if unable to do that, an American minor league.〔Potrecz, Bill (June 3, 2015). (A man for all seasons ). ''St. Catharines Standard''. Retrieved June 4, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zenon Konopka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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